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Health Wildcatters

Health Wildcatters Names Six Startups for Fall Cohort

by | Aug 29, 2018
The companies from across the country and Israel in the health IT, pharmaceutical, and diagnostic realms.
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An illustration from Patent No. 10056759  shows Tesla’s “modular adjustable power factor renewable energy inverter system.”
Dallas Invents: 104 Patents Granted for Week of Aug. 21
Patents granted include Essilor’s automated eyewear kiosk, IBM’s music recommendation engine, Omnitrac’s emergency stopping for autonomous commercial vehicles, Tesla’s renewable energy power generation system, and Shavelogic’s shaving system.
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DFW Innovation Economy: Funding the Future in Four Charts
by | Aug 28, 2018
Part 6 of our innovation economy series addresses access to capital — and where we stand.
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coedit
Dallas Startup Coedit Offers Email Collaboration Made Easy
by | Aug 28, 2018
Coedit helps coworkers collaborate on an email via a Gmail extension that creates a shareable, secure link that allows all contributors to type and edit the same email in real time.
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Digital Fight Club Expanding its Bouts to Boston & Beyond

by | Aug 27, 2018
Digital Fight Club has partnered with the Consumer Technology Association — parent of the annual Consumer Electronics Show — to take the concept nationwide.
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iDonate nonprofits
Dallas Women’s Foundation’s HERitage Giving Fund to Award Yearly Grants
by | Aug 24, 2018
The yearly grant of up to $10,000 supports nonprofits serving African-American women in North Texas.
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DFW Innovation Economy: Frameworks for Success in 9 Infographics
by | Aug 24, 2018
Part 5 of our innovation economy series explores entrepreneurial communities and why metros including DFW are increasing efforts to support them.
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Arrow Digital
Softvision Acquires Arrow Digital, Seeks to Hire RPA Specialists
by | Aug 23, 2018
Softvision has aggressive growth plans for its Dallas office over the next 12 to 24 months.
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insurance

Dallas Insurance Startup Bestow Expands to 32 States After $15M Funding Round

by | Aug 23, 2018
The company also launched an Application Programming Interface that gives customers a clear, transparent evaluation of their life insurance options.
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mobility as a service
Arlington, Drive.ai to Begin Autonomous Van Pilot Program in Fall
by | Aug 22, 2018
The city said the fleet of three vans will shuttle residents and visitors around a geofenced area that includes AT&T Stadium and Globe Life Park starting Oct. 19.
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Botsitter’s patent #10049278 is system for remote care of an animal includes a robotic animal caregiver. Detail from Fig. 17 shows a smart collar that can determine geolocation and relay behavior information of an animal. [Illustration: USPTO, Patent 10049278]
Dallas Invents: 90 Patents Granted for Week of Aug. 14
Patents granted include Frito-Lay’s texture measurement apparatus; McAfee’s reputation scoring; Botsitter’s system for remote care of an animal; T-Mobile’s system for pairing with a mobile device; and Nestec’s pomegranate extract for treating fatty liver.
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Common Desk
Common Desk to Open its Largest Location Yet at Trammell Crow Center
by | Aug 21, 2018
The new site will be Common Desk’s fifth location in the North Texas region and its largest, occupying two floors in the downtown skyscraper.
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lung cancer

Nonprofit Collaborative Working to Nurture DFW Biosciences Industry

by | Aug 21, 2018
The Medical Innovation Collaborative is connecting scaling bioscience companies to university researchers, funding, lab space, and corporations.
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Entrepreneurial Tech Conference RebelCon2018 will take place on Sept. 29-30 at Hollow Hill Event Center — an 85-acre retreat center — in Weatherford, TX.
Tech Conference: RebelCon Melds ‘Rebels of All Kinds’ Via VR/AR, Music & the Great Outdoors
by | Aug 20, 2018
The inaugural weekend event, hosted by Rebel Role Model, will have everything from overnight glamping to AR experiences.
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Cities
Dallas-Fort Worth Rises in Ranking of World’s Top Cities for Innovation
by | Aug 20, 2018
Cities with higher rates of innovation bring in more revenue and create more jobs and become more attractive spots for businesses, the analysis shows.
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lovejoy
Lovejoy ISD First in Education Sector to Use Richardson Company’s Security Tech
by | Aug 20, 2018
Richardson-based Enseo first developed the security wearable for the hotel industry. Now, it's adapted its emergency notification tech for schools.
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